The Vigilant

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1630

Date Released

29 Aug 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Presidential Review
2. 2Census in the Wild
3. 3For the Love of Mike
4. 4A Sidelight on Summer
5. 5Guns for Scrap
6. 6The Vigilant

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Vigilant. DESCRIPTION: The Vigilant (which stands for Vickers Visual Guided Infantry Light Anti-Tank Weapon) is a wire-guided missile. A single infantryman can carry it, so can a paratrooper (who can use it almost instantly, on landing). SHOTLIST: MS parachutists. MS officer looking at missile. LS missile. GV missile fired. GV tank hit. GV missile fired. GV tank hit.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Military

Locations

England

Card file number

80961

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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